Telegram-herald., 1887-12-09

ply ~fIzgs = go tfEs description of her;
Tie ordinary Enslsh lady ths clear Geld
bius eyes tlas nas rosy coHlpisxlon, tbs inaEi-
marsiy Polits rnanaeF, ths lazgs good huaeE~i
aloasn, ths LOO plQng cAsexs and cEln. thsss,
al notAiag nors-s
WAS tssrs anythinz ia her expression.
wien y0a nrss looked Al Ter, that to0S yoa
o. sEprissF
-TAers sas natural Curiosity 10 see the
wcfran ~ho hsi besn preferrof 70 bsr; aDd
perhaps some estoaishaent also, not % see a
more engaging ard mora bszutifli person;
botA those fs<ilnxs restrained within the
hzntts Of good breeding. and beEh no. lasting
fer more thar q fsw ulaaents--so far ss /
eoald see | say. 50 FAR bse&ass tie bonibie
agitaEioa that shs communicated TO me dis
tnresd my Judgment II eould cave got 70
the door l would have run out OF the Tooul,
sAs frightsnsd me 50. was net even able 10
stand up--I sunk back IA my chair; | stared
| horror struck az the calm blue eyes that were
only looking at me with gsntls surprise. To
say they affected NE Ike tie eyes Of a ssrpeHt
| II % say nothing ! fsls her soal ia thsal,
| looking into ine-iookinE. Il such a thing
| can be, unconSesously u keF own mortal self
| tell yoa my Impression, IN sn is horror ami
| In all It's folyl That woman Is destined
| without knowing il hersein 70 be the evil
| genius OF s1y lie. her innocent eyes saw
hidden capabilities II my wickedness in me
| that was not aware OF myself until l felt
them stirring under her look. IL commit
| faults in my life 70 colne-if am even guilty
Of erimes-shs will bring the retribation,
| without las ! firmly believed any conscious
exercise Of her own will In one ia
| describabla moment felt all this--and sup
pose my face showed il. The good, artless
| creature was inspired by sort OF gentle
alarm for me. I am afraid that the heat OF
the room Is too much for you; viii you try
my smelling bottleF l heard her say those
kind words; and | remember nothing else
tainted When I recovered NV senses the
company had gone; only the lady OF the
house was with me. For the moment could
say nothing 10 her; the dreadful impression
that i have tried 20 describe to you came
| back 10 me with tho coming back of my life.
AS soon as / could speak implored her to
tell me the whole truth about the woman /
hae supplanted. You see, had a faint hope
that her good character might not really be
deserved, that her noble letter was ski'lful
piece Of hypocrisy-in short. that she secretly
hated me and was cunning enough to hide it,
No. the lady had been her friend from her
girlhood was as familiar with her as il they
had been sisters-knew her positively TO be as
| good, as innocent, as incapable of hating any
body, as the greatest saint that ever lived.
My one last hope. that l had only felt an or
binary forewarning of danger in the pres
ence OF an ordinary enemy, was a hope de-
stroyed forever. There was one more effort
could make and made il. i went next to
the man whom l am to marry
/ implored him to release me from
my promise He refused. I declared
l would break my engagement. He showed
me letters from his sisters, letters from his
brothers and his desr friends-all entreating
him to think again before be made me his
wife; all repeating reports Of me In Paris
Vienna and London, which are so many vile
lies. If you refuse to marry me-, he said
you admit that these reports are true-you
admit that you are afraid TO face society in
the character OF my wife What could
answerl There was no contradicting him
he was plainly right; If persisted in my re-
fusal, the utter destruction of my reputation
would be the result l consented to let the
wedding take place as we had arranged it
and left him The night has passed. I am
here, with my fixed conviction-that innocent
woman is ordained to have fatal influence
over my life. | am here with my one ques-
tion TO put, to the one man who can answer
| it. For the last time, sir, what am Ia de-
mon who has seen the avenging angelior only
poor mad woman, misled by the deiusion of
deranged mindf'
| DR. Wybrow rose from his chair, deter
| mined to close the interview.
He was strongly and painfully impressed
by what he had heard The longer he had
listened TO her the more irresistibly the con-
viction Of the voman's wickedness had forccxl
| i'm, He r-io vat- 1v ~f
her as a person to be pi.ed-a person with a
inorbidly sentative Imagination. conscious of
the capacities for evil which lie dormant in
us al, and striving earnestly to open her
heart to the counter influence of her own bet
ter nature; the effort was beyond him. A
perverss instinct in him said. as il in words
Beware bow you believe in herl"
Il have already given you my opinion" he
said "There Is no sign Of your intellect
being deranged, or being likely to be de
ranged that medical science can discover
| as understand it. As for the impressions
YOU have confded TO me can only say tha,
yours Is case (as I venture TO think fol
spiritual rather than for medical advice. o.
one thing be assured-what yon have said tc
me in this room shall not pass out of IL. Youl
confession is safe in my keeping"
She heard him. with a certain logged res
igDation, to the end.
ais that allr' she asked.
sThat is all, i" he answered.
She put a littls paper packet Of money ii
the table.
~Thank you, sir There is your feen
With those words she rose. Her wjls
black eyes looked upward with an expression
: OF despair SO defiant and so horrible in il
2 silent agony that the doctor turned away hi
p head unable 10 endure the sight Of il. Tb
. bare idea Of taking anything from her-no
! money only. but anything even that she ha
D touched-suddsnly revolted him. Still. with
2 out looking Mt her. he said, Take IL back;
y don't want any fee"
= She neither heeded nor heard him. Sti
;, looking upward. she said. slowly, to herself
g ~Iet the end come. | have done with th
4 struggle: I submit.
y She drew her veil over her face, bowed {
J. the doctor and left the room.
Z He rang the heIl and followed her into h
l. hall As the servant closed the door on bet
e q sudden impulse Of curiosity-utterlv VI
worthy Of him. and at the same time irresist
o bls-spruug up in the doctors mind. Busl
4 ing Ike a boy, he said 70 the servant. ~Fo
;. low her home and end ont her nsme.' Fs
q one ruornent the man looked at his msste
eioubtinz IL his own ears had not deceive
r him. DR. Wybrov looked hack st him
l. Silence. The Submissive servs = knew Wit
'e that silence ueant-he took his bst and hu
ried into the street
70 The doctor went back 20 ths cousultir
. room. A sudden revulsion of feeling swei
- =.